BBC - Culture - Design Icons2015-03-03T19:04:41+00:00tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2010:/cultureBBCThe bra: An uplifting taleFrom Ancient Greece to the modern day, the brassiere has undergone many incarnations in form, function and social context. Katya Foreman sizes it up.2015-02-20T10:36:10+00:00http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150220-the-bra-an-uplifting-taleThe ultimate status symbolBorn in the ‘80s, the Hermes Birkin bag has since risen to become the quintessential fashion accessory. Katya Foreman tracks its history.2015-01-16T10:40:29+00:00http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150116-the-ultimate-status-symbolWhen Zeppelins ruled the skiesThese airships offered the most luxurious air travel ever. What was it like to travel in one? Jonathan Glancey examines a design classic many wish would return.2014-11-26T11:00:03+00:00http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141126-the-airship-that-ruled-the-skies‘Appropriate but still sexy’Diane von Fuerstenberg transformed women’s clothing with her wrap dress and became the most powerful woman in fashion in the process. Katya Foreman looks back.2014-11-14T12:00:24+00:00http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141114-appropriate-but-still-sexyThe plane that changed air travelThe Boeing 707 revolutionised air travel and kicked the jet age into top gear. Commercial flight today owes it everything, Jonathan Glancey writes.2014-10-20T20:20:50+01:00http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20141020-the-plane-that-changed-air-travel